Festival season in Chicago is far from over, with everything from the largest Polish festival in Illinois to Riot Fest 2025 just around the corner. Well we've got one more fest for you to check out this fall—Electrify...
Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is reopening as a limited-time pop-up this fall. The announcement comes two years after the museum shuttered its doors in 2023. The MBC has two special exhibitions pla...
The wait is over—Mendocino Farms has opened its first Chicago location in River North, marking the California-based chain's first Midwest outpost since its founding in 2005. Since its inception, Mendocino Farms has gai...
If you've been dying to try out cryotherapy, is your chance! iCRYO is cutting the ribbon on its new Edgewater outpost this Sunday, August 24, giving guests the opportunity to try out its state-of-the-art facilities fo...
The Brookfield Zoo's animal family is about to get a little bit bigger—Chicagoland's largest zoo will welcome a new resident polar bear this fall! An 8-year-old female polar bear named Amelia Gray will join the zoo's r...
Is it too early to start planning for Christmas? Chicago's favorite holiday tradition, the annual Christkindlmarket just released its 2025 scheduled! The beloved German-inspired holiday market will return to both Daley...
The is taking a break in 2026—but racing fans in Chicago will have another high-energy event to enjoy come next summer. The NASCAR Cup Series is returning to the Chicagoland Speedway in suburban Joliet over July fourt...
Work on the Obama Presidential Center (OBC) is almost complete—and Chicagoans can get an exclusive look at the 19.3 acre campus this fall. The Obama Foundation will host several public tours of the Jackson Park constru...
City officials and state leaders broke ground on the $1.3 billion Concourse D at O'Hare International Airport on Monday, August 18. The new concourse represents the first element of ORDNext, the current phase of the br...
Chicago has seen its fair share of wacky costume contests in recent months, from a , to a recent "performative male" contest. Now, a mysterious group of organizers have revealed a new laugh-inducing, looks-based battle...